Spool type hair winding mandrel with telescoping cover clamp



7, 1965 P T. coLocc|A 3,200,824

SPOOL TYPE I IAIR WINDING MANDREL WITH TELESCOPING COVER CLAMP OriginalFiled July 29, 1959 II l 1'" IN V EN T OR.

BYPHILIP I. Gunman i Mm? Mg United States Patent 3,26%,824 SPQQL TiiillHATE WliNDlNG MANDREL WHTH TELEfiCUPliNG CUVER CLAMP Philip T.tloloccia, 394 Colonial Ave. Union, NJ. Continuation of application Ser.No. 830,326, July 29, 1959. This application May 23, 1962, Ser. No.198,413 3 tillaims. (Ci. 132-4tl) This application is a continuation ofmy copending application, Serial No. 830,326, filed on June 29, 1959,and now abandoned.

My invention relates to a hair curling device and more particularly to asimple form of such device having advantages over those now availableand which may be used for providing home permanents and the like such asfinger waves or watch-spring curls as desired.

In the treatment of the hair to produce permanent waves by either a heatprocess or by cold Waves, a hair softening chemical is employed whichrenders the hair limp or soft without hydrolyzing the keratin orbringing about any chemical change which would prevent the reconversionof the hair to its original physical state, and then applying aneutralizing chemical serving to react with the softening chemicaloriginally applied whereby the hair is reconverted to its originalstate. After applying a neutralizer which prohibits the curling fluidfrom acting further, the hair may be rinsed with lukewarm water with thecurl set on the curling device and the hair may then be dried in anysuitable manner.

An object of my invention is to provide a form of curling device whichmay be used by non-professionals without the use of bobby pins or othermetal fastening means for the making of ordinary curls or permanent wavecurls.

A further object of my invention is to provide a form of hair curlingdevice which may be made at low cost and which is adapted to be used athome with safety and without diificulty.

A further object of my invention is to provide a curling device whichmay be made of any plastic or like material not affected by oils orchemicals normally used in the curling of hair.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a form of curlingdevice which can be maintained open while curls are being formed on oneportion of the device and which thereafter may be closed to a clampingposition over the formed curls, and which has means for ventilation andpermitting air circulation through the curls as well as permittingvaporization of moisture from the curls while the curls are held inplace on the device.

Referring to the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows an exploded perspective view of one form of a hair curlingdevice made according to my invention;

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device shown in FIG. 1 incurl-forming position;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view in perspective of the top member showing thecorrugations for permitting air circulation;

FIG. 4- is a perspective view showing the cover inverted for curlingoperations; and

FIG. 5 is a view of a modified form of my invention shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings, a hair curling device made according to myinvention is provided with a circular base til. An arcuate recess 12 maybe provided to permit the lock of hair to be curled close to the scalpand the stem for facilitating tight curls. Extending upwardly from thebase it? is the stem or spindle 16 which tapers outwardly from itsjunction with the base in so that the diameter of the free end of thespindle is larger than that in its junction at the base. The spindle isprovided with a pair of elongated oppositely disposed slots 13 and apair of 3,2hih824 Patented Aug. 17, 1965 smaller recesses 14 whichcooperate with the cover member as will be described.

The cover member is of cup-shape and has a central aperture 2i acrosswhich extends the cross bar 22 having the offset 23 for purposes to bedescribed. The cover member 20 and base 10 are resiliently connectedtogether by means of a resilient member, preferably a rubber band 29,which permits the cover to be moved relatively to the base and spindleduring used. The resilient member 29 is looped through recesses 25 inbase it).

As shown in FIG. 2, the base may be concave upwardly. The cover Zil isof larger inside diameter than the outside diameter of the base topermit the base to be received up within the cover. This permits thehair to be firmly retained. The recesses 2d and 12 register to permitthe hair to be more tightly held to provide a firmer curl.

Normally, when the device is to be put to use, the bar 22 of the covermember rests in the recesses 14 either as shown in FIG. 1 or reversed asshown in FIG. 4. In the latter position, more working space is provided.After the hair has been wound .around the spindle, the cover member islifted and rotated so that the bar 22 slides down the slots 13 pushingthe wound hair toward the base and clamping the hair between the covermember 26 and the base it). The base it) rests against the scalp. Sincethe stem is tapered, it provides a wider curl and prevents piling up ofthe hair.

To insure rapid and thorough drying of the hair, I provide the base withthe corrugations 3d and the spindle with the corrugations 31. Thispermits air circulation by providing space between the spindle and thewound hair. I also provide the spindle with the apertures 36 and basewith the apertures to insure that air may flow freely inside of thecurled hair. These apertures are at the bottom of the ridges to preventhair being caught on the ridges. The ridges provide a space between theinner surface of the spindle and the hair so that the air may freelycirculate therethrough. The cover member is also provided with thecorrugations 32 and 333 and the apertures 37 and 38 for the samepurpose.

in the modification shown in FIG. 5, the device is provided with a baseill concave upwardly toward the stem and having an upturned lip 4-1. Therecessed portion 42 has the same function as the recess 12 shown inFIG. 1. The spindle or stem 43 is secured to the base at its lower endand has oppositely disposed elongated slots 45 and 46 for receiving theretaining bar 49, urged toward the base by the resilient or elasticelement Sll, its lower end being secured to the crossbar 44 mounted inthe base of the tube. Supporting slots 47 and 48 are provided at theupper end of the spindle 43 for supporting bar 49 which contacts thehair in raised position during curling. Here again apertures or openings52 in the base and 53 in the spindle are provided for insuringcirculation of air into the curled hair. The upturned lip 41 insurescomfort when the curler is placed against the scalp.

What is claimed is:

l. A hair curling device having a base member, an elongated tubularmember extending therefrom upon which hair is adapted to be wound, saidelongated tubular member having a pair of oppositely disposed slotsextending from an end thereof remote from said base member towards saidbase member, a cooperating cup-shaped cover member slidably disposed onsaid elongated tubular member, said cover member having an aperturethrough which said tubular member extends, said cover member having anintegral element extending across said aperture and into said slots whensaid cover member is in hair engaging relationship, and elastic meansconnecting said base member and said integral element biasing said.cover member towards said base member to retain wound hair in v.3 place,said slots having a depth sufiicient for said cover member to receivesaid base member, said tubular member diverging outwardly from itsjunction With said base member towards said remote end, and said tubularmember being corrugated longitudinally thereof.

2. A hair curling device according to claim 1 wherein said base andcover members are provided with opposed radially ridged surfaces forengagement with hair Wound on said tubular member.

3. A hair curling device according to claim 1 wherein said base andtubular members contain perforations for the circulation of air.

References Qited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS Davis et al.

Lemley 13 2-40 Watson 132-40 Barnes l32-40 Lutz 132-33 Anzalone 13241 XHarmon 132-4O RICHARD A. GAUDET, Primary Examiner.

LAVERNE D. GEIGER, Examiner.

1. A HAIR CURLING DEVICE HAVING A BASE MEMBER, AN ELONGATED TUBULARMEMBER EXTENDING THEREFROM UPON WHICH HAIR IS ADAPTED TO BE WOUND, SAIDELONGATED TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED SLOTSEXTENDING FROM AN END THEREOF REMOTE FROM SAID BASE MEMBER TOWARDS SAIDBASE MEMBER, A COOPERATING CUP-SHAPED COVER MEMBER SLIDABLY DISPOSED ONSAID ELONGATED TUBULAR MEMBER, SAID COVER MEMBER HAVING AN APERTURETHROUGH WHICH SAID TUBULAR MEMBER EXTENDS, SAID COVER MEMBER HAVING ANINTEGRAL ELEMENT EXTENDING ACROSS SAID APERTURE AND INTO SAID SLOTS WHENSAID COVER PLATE MEMBER IS IN HAIR ENGAGING RELATIONSHIP, AND ELASTICMEANS CONNECTING SAID BASE MEMBER AND SAID INTEGRAL ELEMENT BIASING SAIDCOVER MEMBER TOWARDS SAID BASE MEMBER TO RETAIN WOUND HAIR IN PLACE,SAID SLOTS HAVING A DEPTH SUFFICIENT FOR SAID COVER MEMBER TO RECEIVESAID BASE MEMBER, SAID TUBULAR MEMBER DIVERGING OUTWARDLY FROM ITSJUNCTION WITH SAID BASE MEMBER TOWARDS SAID REMOTE END, AND SAID TUBULARMEMBER BEING CORRUGATED LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF.